<p>政治名詞 zhèng zhì míng cí - political term</p><p>九二共識 jiǔ èr gòng shì - the 1992 Consensus (a political understanding about “one China” between Taiwan and mainland China)</p><p>兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (relations between Taiwan and mainland China)</p><p>爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute</p><p>簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (a treaty or agreement)</p><p>條約 tiáo yuē - treaty</p><p>解釋 jiě shì - explanation; interpretation</p><p>破冰 pò bīng - to break the ice; to begin improving relations</p><p>第二次世界大戰 Dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn - World War II</p><p>內戰 nèi zhàn - civil war</p><p>中華民國政府 Zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ - the government of the Republic of China (ROC)</p><p>打了個敗仗 dǎ le ge bài zhàng - to lose a battle; suffer a defeat</p><p>通信 tōng xìn - to correspond; communication by mail</p><p>通話 tōng huà - to talk by phone; telephone communication</p><p>互不往來 hù bù wǎng lái - to have no contact with each other</p><p>初期 chū qí - early stage; initial period</p><p>海基會 Hǎi jī huì - Straits Exchange Foundation (Taiwan organization handling cross-strait affairs)</p><p>海協會 Hǎi xié huì - Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (mainland China organization)</p><p>事務性 shì wù xìng - administrative; practical/operational matters</p><p>協商 xié shāng - negotiation; consultation</p><p>文書 wén shū - documents; paperwork</p><p>犯罪 fàn zuì - crime; criminal activity</p><p>香港會談 Xiāng gǎng huì tán - the Hong Kong talks (1992 cross-strait meeting)</p><p>達成 dá chéng - to reach; to achieve (an agreement)</p><p>口頭表述 kǒu tóu biǎo shù - oral statement; verbal expression</p><p>默契 mò qì - tacit understanding</p><p>協議 xié yì - agreement</p><p>國民黨 Guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang </p><p>解讀 jiě dú - interpretation; reading (of a policy or statement)</p><p>一中各表 yì zhōng gè biǎo - “one China, different interpretations”</p><p>一個中國的原則 (一中原則) yí ge zhōng guó de yuán zé (yì zhōng yuán zé) - the “One China” principle</p><p>含意 hán yì - meaning; implication</p><p>中華人民共和國 Zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó - the People’s Republic of China (PRC)</p><p>共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng - Communist Party</p><p>海峽兩岸 hǎi xiá liǎng àn - both sides of the Taiwan Strait</p><p>同屬一個中國 tóng shǔ yí ge zhōng guó - belong to the same China</p><p>統一 tǒng yī - unification</p><p>國際場合 guó jì chǎng hé - international occasions; international settings</p><p>兩岸交流 liǎng àn jiāo liú - cross-strait exchanges</p><p>政治基礎 zhèng zhì jī chǔ - political foundation</p><p>定海神針 dìng hǎi shén zhēn - stabilizing pillar; something that keeps a situation stable</p><p>維持現狀 wéi chí xiàn zhuàng - to maintain the status quo</p><p>開啟對話 kāi qǐ duì huà - to start dialogue</p><p>復旦大學 Fù dàn dà xué - Fudan University</p><p>經貿往來 jīng mào wǎng lái - economic and trade exchanges</p><p>民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)</p><p>一國兩制 yì guó liǎng zhì - “one country, two systems”</p><p>過時 guò shí - outdated; obsolete</p><p>損害 sǔn hài - to damage; to harm</p><p>主權地位 zhǔ quán dì wèi - sovereign status</p><p>提及 tí jí - to mention; to refer to</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fangfang.chineselearning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>fangfang.chineselearning</strong></a> !😀</p><p>I hope you like today&#39;s podcast! Got feedback? I&#39;d love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!</p><p>Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast</p><p><br></p>